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EuropeActive are looking for a Director to lead the Professional Standards Committee. This new role will involve working closely with the EuropeActive Team and acting as an ambassador of the health and fitness sector to the members of EuropeActive, sector stakeholders, the European Commission and other European and civil society organisations.

It is often stated that exercise is medicine! But do people take the medicine? And for how long?Nowadays there is an unlimited amount of proof that physical activity and exercise are beneficial for health. Despite of this, an important question is if people take this medicine (regularly) enough to gain the multiple health-related benefits.

The 2nd European Health and Fitness Forum, held last week in Cologne, provided the appropriate setting for the completion of the agreements with the national register of exercise professionals from Lithuania to join the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS) Programme.

The fitness penetration in Europe continued to grow strongly in 2014. This is one of the main findings of the new comprehensive European Health & Fitness Market Report published by EuropeActive and Deloitte.

Fitness should be effective, fun and health-promoting while being easy to integrate into everyday life and accessible to all segments of the population – challenges the fitness industry can no doubt master. The FIBO INNOVATION TOUR presented the market’s latest insights, developments and ideas on its just-finished trip through Europe.

“The fitness sector requires professionals with relevant competences, skills and knowledge to provide safe, customer-oriented services.” Alongside its significant economic contribution, the fitness sector plays a major role in making a more active and healthy Europe.

Held for the second time and already a must-attend event for key players: following the sold-out premiere, the fitness sector and representatives from science and politics will get back together at the 2nd European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF). The congress will take place in Cologne on 8 April 2015, the day before FIBO – The Leading International Trade Fair for Fitness, Wellness and Health. On tap are high-calibre speakers and current debates revolving around developments in the fitness sector. The EHFF will once again be organised jointly by the European industry association EuropeActive and FIBO.

Anti-doping efforts have historically focused on the detection and deterrence of doping in elite sport. There is, however, a growing concern that doping is occurring outside the elite sporting system, giving rise to the belief that the misuse of doping agents in recreational sport has become a societal problem and a public health concern. The absence of an accurate overview of the legislative and preventative situation in the 28 MS of the EU has led the European Commission to publish a call for tender last year to realise a study on doping prevention in recreational sport in the EU.

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